About Mawkhan Village

Mawkhan is a mid sized village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 351 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhan village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawthadraishan
Pincode	793119
Population	713
Male Population	351
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawkhan compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhan is the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mawkhan

Mawkhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawkhan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mawkhan from other places

Mawkhan lies about 52 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 84 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mawkhan
Nearest town	Shella	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawthadraishan	27 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	52 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	84 km

Villages closest to Mawkhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawthadraishan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mawkhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhan village had a population of 713. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Mawkhan village has 351 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhan has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Mawkhan is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawkhan falls under Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawkhan is Bamunigaon, about 84 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mawkhan.

Mawkhan is about 52 km from West Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawkhan is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 15 km away. Mawthadraishan is about 27 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.